I haven't found where anyone commented here about the upcoming email upgrade, so I thought I'd bring it to your attention in case you hadn't found it.

"On October 2, 2005, T-Mobile will upgrade the BlackBerry Internet E-mail service with a number of improvements. You don’t have to do anything to keep getting your e-mail on your BlackBerry® handheld, but you may experience brief delays between 2:00 a.m and 7:00 a.m EDT on October 2, 2005.

Corporate e-mail using BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ will not be affected by this upgrade.

The upgrade eliminates the need for the BlackBerry Internet Service™ Web site. All e-mail functions can be performed from the BlackBerry handheld or the source e-mail account. As a result, on October 1, 2005, the current BlackBerry Internet Service Web site will be shut down......."

I think this sucks. I look at my email online several times a day because I'm in a dead zone and my blackberry has no signal. I have 4 different internet emails going to my blackberry. If they take that website away, I have to check 4 different emails instead of one.
I hope the other functions work. I create and delete folders a lot, and just want to make sure that I'll be able to do that on the blackberry.

First, will I be forced to upgrade to the latest OS? I have been using 3.8 because of severe audio static problems with the latest OS. If I switch to the updated software and the audio static problems start up again, my phone goes in the trash.

Second, I have found the filters on the website very useful. Using keywords like "mortgage" and "xxxxxx" really kills the spam. I hope the replacement filter software is as good or better.

I think this sucks. I look at my email online several times a day because I'm in a dead zone and my blackberry has no signal. I have 4 different internet emails going to my blackberry. If they take that website away, I have to check 4 different emails instead of one.
I hope the other functions work. I create and delete folders a lot, and just want to make sure that I'll be able to do that on the blackberry.

please, don't complain over someone giving you a pot of requested gold. atleast they (RIM) listened to the complaints and suggestions and did something about it. they are giving the same service but will be improving it - is it so bad that you can't live with inconvenience for a single day?

gadgetman, for wireless email settings to work, i would say yes. by that time, you will likely have a new OS to install (should be out around that time, if not earlier). i'm sure the filters replacing will be the same.

__________________In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.

correct. it got pushed back a bit and is slated for the week of the work (or a week later).

shotput87, there are still advantages to having a BES account. if you are paying for hosted BES, then i'd say you would probably want to rid yourself of the extra costs. if you are on a company BES, then i'd stay on it, as you obviously would have the advantage of corporate email.

__________________In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.

I just receved an ok to purchase BES for our law firm. So do I have this right. If the only reason we are purchasing BES is so our lawyers do not have to do doulbe deletion then take a wait and see approach. But if I want instant updates on calenders, contacts, sent items, added security, then I still need BES?

I just receved an ok to purchase BES for our law firm. So do I have this right. If the only reason we are purchasing BES is so our lawyers do not have to do doulbe deletion then take a wait and see approach. But if I want instant updates on calenders, contacts, sent items, added security, then I still need BES?

The Oct 2 upgrade will delete any filters we have set up. I set up many filters to keep certain messages from being forwarded to my Blackberry. I called the help line and they did not know WHERE these filters will be set up under the "new and improved" version. I hope they don't want us to thumb them in from the handheld.

this is crap - I love the notice and I wonder who actually got it - I only saw it because I was checking here for the status of the long awaited new firmware update from t-mo - and of course half the features they are eliminating are ones that I use - thanks t-mo